Party stores

thumb|300px|Hip, Hip, Hurrah! (1888) by [[Peder Severin Krøyer, a painting portraying an artists' party in 19th-century Denmark]] thumb|300px| A September 1945 street party in Selborne Road, [[Margate, celebrating victory in the Second World War]] A party is a gathering of people who have been invited by a host for the purposes of socializing, conversation, recreation, or as part of a festival or other commemoration or celebration of a special occasion. A party will often feature food and beverages, and generally conversation, music, dancing, or other forms of entertainment.